This is probably an easy one for someone: I have a simple password function in a child movie and am using the standard code to activate the enter key on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") { It works fine on it's own, but doesn't work when it's loaded into the parent movie. What's the soluti...more >>

Hello - really needing some help! I have a movie clip that contains a button. (i.e. my_mc.my_btn) I have some event handlers for the movie clip (my_mc.onRollOut, my_mc.onRelease, etc..) and they are working fine. However, after I add these event handlers to deal with the movie clip, my...more >>

Does anyone know what script I can use to make my flash intro stay on top of another .exe file that is going to open after my intro starts. I need the other .exe to load in the background where it is not visible to the user. I need my flash intro to stay on top. Thanks!! ...more >>

Hello everybody. I need a hand loading multiple images using the LoadVars method with a text file. I can get it to load 1 image but not anymore than that. I am aware of other methods like using components but I am looking for a method where I can access and change all data from 1 text file...more >>

Hi. I tried it but the cursor doesnt react at all. Here is the full code // Variables that keep the mouse pos and if it was stopped already to avoid doing OnMouseStop all the time Mouse.hide(); // when the mouse doesn't move. var xMousePos:Number = 0; var yMousePos:Number = 0; ...more >>

dear flash gurus,i will greatly appreciate any help u can give me with this issue.I'm a new flash user and I would like to understand how the xml flash gallery shown at www.savdesign.com was made.thank u very much. ...more >>

I am about to embark on building a complex application in Flash that involves a lot of video and Flash Remoting. I have been thinking though; there are a lot of very nice data rich applications built in Flex these days. What I need to do: The video starts playing, and the user can cl...more >>

Hi, I have a custom cursor that needs to know when the mouse stops but there is no onMouseStop. Is there a way to do it with the mouse listener? Thanks! James mouseListener.onMouseMove = function() { crosshair_mc._x = _xmouse; crosshair_mc._y = _ymouse; _root.mainMc.crosshair_...more >>

Ive been on this case for a while now, and really havent gone anywhere with it. Just curious to see if anyone has any samples or examples of multiple MC's being dragged around, their motion recorded and then played back. I dont seem to be having trouble with moving one mc around and playi...more >>

This is a workshop worth checking out.... Releasing the ActionScripter Within with Phillip Kerman Dates: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Fri + Sat, July 14 + 15 Location:? ? ? ? ? The flash Factory in Venice, California Price:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? $490 A lot of people know about the cool stuff that's po...more >>

Any thoughts as to why a dynamic text file would be truncated in a flash movie, even though the text file itself does not change in any way where it truncated?...more >>

I have an XML document of various job openings. I am pulling the xml doc into flash and would like to be able to parse through the xml document and group all jobs with a similar job function (for instance) together. Then, be able to go back through and sort that list by function and total nu...more >>

I developing a game and am calling two external .swf files on to the stage. How do I make these two communicate probably between one another from the stage without breaking down? I have on the stage and reapeat loop so when it receives an action, or variable, it will trigger one of the tw...more >>

I am building a SWF that serves as an application shell, which controls the loading of "pages" of content (other SWFs). We may use some components and build custom classes that will be used no only in the shell but in the individual pages. My question is: Is there any way I can load these ...more >>

hello, I was wondering if there was a way to add several instances of the same movie clip to the stage dynamically utilizing one button. I can do one with the following code placed on the button... on (release) { attachMovie ("filledCircle", "filled1", 5); filled1._x = 370; fi...more >>

I'm trying to learn ActionScript, and while the fog is starting to lift there are little things like this that confuse me. I have an existing audio player project that I'm revising according to the Best Practices docs. In the first frame of the Action layer it has a script that includes...more >>

I'm doing a simple Minus equation here it is: Question : 100.24 - 100.23 My Answer : 0.01 Flash Answer : = 0.0.00999999999999091 Question : 10.24 - 10.23 My Answer : 0.01 Flash Answer : = 0.00999999999999979 Question : 0.24 - 0.23 My Answer : 0.01 Flash Answer : = 0.01 ...more >>

so I thought this would be simple enough, but i keep on getting a value of "-1" when i run this. the showVideo(mystream) function is called whenever a video is selected from a list component, and "mystream" is populated from an XML document. The video plays fine, so why am I getting a value ...more >>

Hi There, The play / stop button I have works...but the sound files continue playing. This is the script I have: button1.onPress = function() { MovieClip.prototype.onEnterFrame = function() { if (_root.direction == "stop"){ this.stop(); }else { this.play(); } } _root.dire...more >>

I would like to edit the caption of the Flashplayer published by flash 8 pro. But it seems impossible. I have changed the title-attribute modify > document but nothing happens. My compiled exe-file is called "Macromedia Flash Player 8". What can I do? Screenweaver only works with swf-files....more >>

I am new to flash. I have created a banner and when you mouse over the banner I have a MP3 sound file play. It was created as a motion clip placed on the "over" state of an invisible button. In the properties box it is set to "repeat" NOT "Loop" and I tried typing in "0" as well as "1" after ...more >>

Hi, I'm very new to flash. I am working on a flash map. The map shows different cities based on the data in a data.xml file. The html page containing the flash has an option to add a new location. When a new location along with its co-ordinates is added and the html 'submit' button is clic...more >>

Hi all! I would like to have a static function associated with a button, so all instances of the said button would behave the same way when rolled over, but differently when clicked. Let's say I have a MC called myButton with 2 instances called a_btn and b_btn. I'd like both buttons ...more >>

hi i have a flash movie which shows full screen, i have a loading counter in the first frame but it dosnt seam to work i get a blank white screen for the loading period, do i have to put the loading counter in a seperate file? you can view this at http://www.iluvcricket.com.au/movie.htm th...more >>

I can do what I need in dreamweaver thanks to fourlevel.com's pop_to_parent behaviour, but have no clue in flash. I have a link on an html page that opens a new window containing a flash file. I need the flash file to be clickable, and to make it so the clicks change the page open in the mai...more >>

Hi, I have a problem with uploads in flash 8. I used FileReferenceList object to make multiple uploads on a server (a simple server with php and no https, no authentification). When i upload files, someone failed with an io error (return by onIOError listener). I tried with an other se...more >>

hello, whats up? i hope you have a few moments to look at my problem and help me get out of it i am trying to do a simple thumbnail gallery that when you rollover a thumbnail, a larger version will appear in a box, i loaded the thumbs and pics in loop, that each one goes into a duplicated ...more >>

Hi: I have a swf (we'll call it the "player") that loads external swfs into itself (using loadMovie). The Player loads the external swfs in sequence one at a time as it hits a point on the main timeline. Basically, when the Player reaches Frame 10 on the main timeline, it will load ex...more >>

Hi, I have 2 files *.swf files. The first one is creating a shared object while the second one reads the created shared object. The files works perfectly on my local machine and on my server, but the second file is not able to read the shared object on the client's server. Although bot...more >>

I'm creating a rollover effect for a collection of 12 mcs so that on mouseover the clip grows a little bit. This involves locating the x and y coordinates each clip, and to do so I've tried to farm the job out to a few variables and one function, so that the onRollOver event simply sets the va...more >>

right, i made this thing where it move in actionscript, so far i have this code this.onEnterFrame = function() { if (_root.whole_mc._y > 1.0) _root.whole_mc._y -= 2; } what do i need to add and where so that it eases out (by around 50% if you kno what i mean) as i can't figue it ou...more >>

I hope I am posting this in the right place! (This only happened when I did my first file with actionscript....) I am VERY new at using Flash. I have done a few and published them with no problems. The last one I did the only thing different is I used actionscript 2.0. I can view the fla f...more >>

Hi, This question is related to xml and flash. I have an xml file which has path to images that r in my 'images' folder. this xml file will be called by the flash movie. What I want: there will be radio btns. in the flash movie, when the user clicks on a radio btn the specific image shoul...more >>

I am creating a picture loader, using thumbnails, but I would like that: on the first moment, as soon as the page appears, one of the pictures, be Displayed. (choosen by random process). How do I do it ? To be more specific, there is the Site (not finished by now): http://www.paolamarsano.com...more >>

I need to link flash pages in my website. Any comments will be helpfull!...more >>

Heya, So if you visit http://www.hookmedia.biz/cabinet_source/v4_f you'll see my curreny project. Now, if you select a navigation button more than once it will go to the next frame, then if you select any of the others, they just cycle through the other frames. I suppose this was just b...more >>

Hi, am just a starter in flash script. trying to open pdf file from a full screen flash projector on click of a button. can anybody help, pls. its urgent. thanks in advance. charu...more >>

I have been trying to create a button so that when the hyperlink is clicked the default email will open. This is what I keep seeing over and over again for actionscripting: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- on release use this c...more >>

Hi all, I hope someone can help me with this... I have created my own popup alert which allows me to send it various variables nd will return data after user input. However i have a problem i have a background which covers the whole stage when the alert comes up but i need to make it...more >>

I need some help to understand and find a way to script the loading of pictures on different window. I already tryed to use behaviours: adding the following script to a button: on (release) { //load Graphic Behavior _root.Contenitore.loadMovie("Cornice 10.jpg"); //End Behavior ...more >>

Is it possible to load a movie like this: this.createEmptyMovieClip ("mDu", this.getNextHighestDepth()); var oListener:Object = new Object(); oListener.onLoadInit = function(mDuContent:MovieClip):Void { mDuContent._y = 0; mDuContent._x = 0; }; var mclLoader:MovieClipLoader = new Mo...more >>

Hi, I have a box on the stage, which is a movie clip. I opened this movie clip and placed a button on it. I want to be able to drag the box on the stage and the button to move with it. Also I want to be able to press the button , which take me to frame 2. I have done all of this but the butt...more >>